Table 2.

Correlations

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Tendency to express forgiveness	.32**	.26*	.23†	−.13	−.03	.02	.37**	−.11
2. Marital satisfaction	.25*	.41**	.47**	−.23†	−.32**	−.39**	.36**	−.29*
3. Self-esteem	.01	.20†	.27*	−.08	−.35**	−.33**	.32**	−.34**
4. Quality of alternatives	−.21†	−.15	−.05	.39**	−.08	−.00	.12	.12
5. Attachment anxiety	−.07	−.34**	−.21†	.05	.20†	.56**	−.05	.52**
6. Attachment avoidance	−.08	−.17	−.30*	.00	.61**	.29*	−.11	.42**
7. Agreeableness	.17	.22†	.31**	.05	−.13	−.14	.01	−.13
8. Neuroticism	−.23*	−.30*	−.18	−.05	.30*	.14	.10	.05

Note: Wives’ correlations appear above the diagonal, husbands’ correlations appear below the diagonal, and correlations between husbands and wives appear on the diagonal in bold.

^†p < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.